A backstage official with a headset rushed on to the stage with the correct envelope. Executives from Price Waterhouse who tally the Oscar results realized there was a problem when Dunaway read out the name La La Land
There was disaster at the Oscars on
Sunday night when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway wrongly announced La La Land
as the winner of Best Picture, rather than the triumphant Moonlight.
In a heart-stopping moment, the stars and producers of La La Land were
stopped midway through their acceptance speeches and forced to hand their
trophies to the stars of Moonlight.
The terrible end to an otherwise triumphant show left the audience
gasping in horror as Beatty revealed he had incorrectly read 'La La Land'
as the winner.
Beatty blamed the epic mishap on being given the wrong envelope, saying
he had seen the name Emma Stone from 'La La Land' when he opened his
envelope.
'I want to tell you what
happened I opened the envelope and it said Emma Stone, La La Land and that is
why I took such a long look at Faye and at you. I wasn't trying to be funny.
This is Moonlight for best picture,' Beatty told the shocked crowd as he
explained the blunder
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